Incident Archive
The complete set of public incident records Tarline collects for the California coast, from four independent sources: NOAA IncidentNews case pages, raw National Response Center caller reports, satellite oil-signature detections, and California Spill Watch response notices. Search the text, narrow to one source, and page through the whole history.
Every row here is a source report, not a confirmed release. National Response Center entries in particular are self-reported by callers with no agency verification step, satellite detections are possible signatures rather than sampled oil, and a report saying nothing about a beach is not evidence that the beach was clean. Follow the link on a row and read the original record before citing it.
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Showing 526 to 550 of 2,160 records for all sources
- NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller reporting the discharge of approx (1) quart of hydraulic oil to the vessel deck with less than (1) tablespoon impacting the san franc…
nrc report · ID 1460814
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Caller reporting the discharge of approx (1) quart of hydraulic oil to the vessel deck with less than (1) tablespoon impacting the san francisco bay in the form of a mist. The material came from a vessel crane and discharged due to a ruptured hose.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller discovered tar balls, on cardiff state beach and in the pacific ocean, from an unknown source. The caller states that the tar bal…
nrc report · ID 1461881
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The caller discovered tar balls, on cardiff state beach and in the pacific ocean, from an unknown source. The caller states that the tar balls have progressively gotten worse over the past (3) weeks, after the first of five blue whales washed up on shore. Caller states that they have witnessed tars ball on the beach 5-7 miles in north and south on the beach.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller stated that they discovered a vessel that broke it's mooring. Because of this the vessel ran aground on a beach at the location. …
nrc report · ID 1460754 · 34.420, -119.606
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The caller stated that they discovered a vessel that broke it's mooring. Because of this the vessel ran aground on a beach at the location. There has been no visible release observed, however the potential for one is present. Currently the material that has the potential to release is unknown and should it release it will affect the pacific ocean.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting an unknown sheen on the water that was seen during an overflight into santa barbara. Caller stated the sheen is on the…
nrc report · ID 1460706
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Caller is reporting an unknown sheen on the water that was seen during an overflight into santa barbara. Caller stated the sheen is on the pacific ocean in the santa barbara channel. Caller stated this was seen from a southwest airline flight from oakland, ca to santa barbara, ca
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller reported the discovery of tar balls on the sands of seal beach. The source of the tar balls is unknown.
nrc report · ID 1460665
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raw report — unverified: The caller discovered an unknown sheen incident at hyatt regency mission bay marina fuel dock. The source of the sheen is unknown. Caller st…
nrc report · ID 1460603
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The caller discovered an unknown sheen incident at hyatt regency mission bay marina fuel dock. The source of the sheen is unknown. Caller states the sheen looks and smells like gasoline.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting that the waste company came to their house and had a spill of hydraulic oil onto the ground.
nrc report · ID 1460570
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raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting a discharge of dust from dirt that is in the air at the construction site of a solar field. Caller stated there is val…
nrc report · ID 1460479
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Caller is reporting a discharge of dust from dirt that is in the air at the construction site of a solar field. Caller stated there is valley fever in the soil at the location.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: ***this is an update to NRC report 1460448*** Update is as follows: - additional sheening, believed to be related to the original report, w…
nrc report · ID 1460504
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***this is an update to NRC report 1460448*** Update is as follows: - additional sheening, believed to be related to the original report, was witnessed the morning of 23apr2026. The on base oil response team was called to investigate and deemed the sheen to be non recoverable. Original report below: - caller reported an unknown sheen from an unknown source at naval base san diego
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller reported an unknown sheen from an unknown source at naval base san diego
nrc report · ID 1460448
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raw report — unverified: Caller reported an unknown sheen from an unknown source in santa barbara harbor
nrc report · ID 1460438
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raw report — unverified: Caller discovered a large number of tar balls washed up on the beach at the incident location. Caller states they were all spread out betwe…
nrc report · ID 1460443
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Caller discovered a large number of tar balls washed up on the beach at the incident location. Caller states they were all spread out between moonlight beach and beacons beach. Caller states the biggest tar ball was approx 6 inches all around.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: ////////this is an update for NRC report number 1460422.//////// Updated info: - caller states after they investigated the container they f…
nrc report · ID 1460439 · 37.793, -122.300
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////////this is an update for NRC report number 1460422.//////// Updated info: - caller states after they investigated the container they found an inoperable vehicle that was causing the oil to leak one drop every 15 seconds (undeclared hazmat). Original report: Caller states 20 to 30 liters of an unknown oil was released from a container on a vessel. The container was being unloaded when the incident occurred. Approx. 10 liters of that went into the oakland inner harbor. The cause of the release is unknown.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller states 20 to 30 liters of an unknown oil was released from a container on a vessel. The container was being unloaded when the inciden…
nrc report · ID 1460422 · 37.793, -122.300
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Caller states 20 to 30 liters of an unknown oil was released from a container on a vessel. The container was being unloaded when the incident occurred. Approx. 10 liters of that went into the oakland inner harbor. The cause of the release is unknown.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting a spill of 10-15 gallons of diesel from a tanker truck due to an overfill during a delivery. Caller stated there was a…
nrc report · ID 1460484
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Caller is reporting a spill of 10-15 gallons of diesel from a tanker truck due to an overfill during a delivery. Caller stated there was a spill of less than one gallon of the material to a storm drain (catch basin).
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller is reporting materials (tar balls and debris) that washed up on the beach from dredging work that has been done. Caller stated the …
nrc report · ID 1460486
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Caller is reporting materials (tar balls and debris) that washed up on the beach from dredging work that has been done. Caller stated the material is in the sand and children are burying themselves in the sand with the material in the sand at the beach location.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: /// this is an update to NRC report 1460338 /// /// the update is as follows /// The release has been secured. There was no pcb content. N…
nrc report · ID 1460520
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/// this is an update to NRC report 1460338 /// /// the update is as follows /// The release has been secured. There was no pcb content. No environmental impact or media interest was reported. Cleanup has been completed. /// original report below /// The caller stated that (2) pole mounted transfers failed, which released (20) gallons of transformer oil. The material released into a containment pond at the location. (1) of the transformer was confirmed to contain an unknown amount of pcb’s. The other contents is unknown at this time.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: // update to NRC report 1460338 // Update is as follows: - the materials released did not contain any pcbs. - clean up will completed tod…
nrc report · ID 1460412
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// update to NRC report 1460338 // Update is as follows: - the materials released did not contain any pcbs. - clean up will completed today. - release has been secured. Original report: The caller stated that (2) pole mounted transfers failed, which released (20) gallons of transformer oil. The material released into a containment pond at the location. (1) of the transformer was confirmed to contain an unknown amount of pcb’s. The other contents is unknown at this time.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller stated that (2) pole mounted transfers failed, which released (20) gallons of transformer oil. The material released into a conta…
nrc report · ID 1460338
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The caller stated that (2) pole mounted transfers failed, which released (20) gallons of transformer oil. The material released into a containment pond at the location. (1) of the transformer was confirmed to contain an unknown amount of pcb’s. The other contents is unknown at this time.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller stated that a vessel in a boat yard had its pump kick on , which released an unknown mixture of oil. The amount of material that …
nrc report · ID 1460307
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The caller stated that a vessel in a boat yard had its pump kick on , which released an unknown mixture of oil. The amount of material that released is unknown to the caller. The material in question released onto concrete at the location.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Caller states property grounds are soaked in weed killer, lead, unknown chemicals and unknown oils causing residents to have elevated lead c…
nrc report · ID 1460355
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Caller states property grounds are soaked in weed killer, lead, unknown chemicals and unknown oils causing residents to have elevated lead counts due to exposure Impact may also be attributed to nearby airport spills
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller discovered an unknown sheen incident in redondo beach marina basin #3. The sheen is suspected to be diesel. The caller states the…
nrc report · ID 1460309
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The caller discovered an unknown sheen incident in redondo beach marina basin #3. The sheen is suspected to be diesel. The caller states the source of the sheen is unknown.
No public page - IncidentNews
Sunken Sailboat, San Diego Bay; Coronado, California
oil · ID 11148 · 32.630, -117.136
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The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) notified the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) of a sunken 40-foot sailboat in the Montego Village Marina in San Diego Bay. The vessel contains a reported 40 gallons of diesel. Minimal sheening has been observed. USCG has assumed jurisdiction over the response and will raise the vessel and remove any fuel on board. At the request of USCG, the NOAA SSC has informed Endangered Species Act (ESA) trustee agencies.
- NRC raw
raw report — unverified: Potential Release Report: Caller reporting a sunken vessel at a marina. The cause of sinking is unknown. There was no visible sheen in the w…
nrc report · ID 1460206
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Potential Release Report: Caller reporting a sunken vessel at a marina. The cause of sinking is unknown. There was no visible sheen in the water at the time of the report. There is a potential discharge of approx (20-40) gallons of diesel according to the vessel owner.
No public page - NRC raw
raw report — unverified: The caller reports the discharging of their oil/water separator, however they were inside their sanctuary boundary line inadvertently.
nrc report · ID 1460273 · 36.850, -122.205
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